As you would expect with a hotel bearing this name, it sits next door to the Forum complex in Rome and within easy walking distance of the main tourist attractions in this part of the city. Travel to the Vatican area by tram, bus or use the 'hop on / off' tourist bus facility.
The staff at the hotel were very helpful for infomation on tours, directions, taxi's etc... and the next major plus point was the roof top bar and restaurant. The substantial breakfast is also served here, a great way to start the day.
With travelling in August the ac was a must and did not disappoint. As with most city centre hotels, the room was not huge, but served it's purpose and was clean.

Would certainly use this hotel again when visiting Rome.

I stayed in this hotel for 9 nights in late June 2008. I was here for work and vacation, and the location was superb for both. I love to walk, and since this hotel is centrally located, I was in heaven. The air conditioning is very good and I stayed in the middle of a significant heat wave. Breakfast is good and the roof-top restaurant is very nice although dinner is significantly overpriced. The bar on the roof is very nice. My only real complaint is the cleaning staff starts very early, near 6AM, and they are very loud and boisterous. This is not so unexpected, although they do enter your room without any knocking or announcement, so its very important to leave out your "do not disturb" sign regardless of the time of day. I was in the shower when the staff walked in unannounced....

My husband and I stayed at the Hotel Forum in September 2007. We found the hotel to be a clean, wonderfully staffed hotel! This was the first hotel on our 9 day 'trek' across Italy...(3 nights Rome, 1 night Sorrento, 1 night Florence, 1 night Pietro, 2 nights Venice). From the moment we checked in, everyone was so pleasant. From the front desk, bellman, waiters, and bartender! Our room was very spacious (we did reserve their best room though) and bathroom very clean. After a long day of sightseeing, we could have just passed out from exhaustion, but we decided to go to the hotel's rooftop bar, on the fifth floor. I cannot remember the bartender's name, but he was wonderful!! He spoke very good english and was so friendly!! The view from atop the bar was gorgeous, too. You could clearly see the Forum and all the lights from the city were beautiful. The complimentary breakfast bar was very good. It had assorted fruits, cereals, meats, juices, and coffee. All in all a very pleasant stay!

The hotel is situated opposite the main archeological sites, which is an advantage only for the access thereto, while it is quite far from the main shopping areas, like the Spanish steps. The street is narrow and the nearby neighborhood not fantastic. Regarding the hotel itself, it seems it has different types of rooms, but I only saw what they call a "single room". It is the worst (unbelievably worst) room I've ever stayed in. A tiny room measuring hardly 1.80X2.10 meters (that is, the size of a large double bed!), containing one tiny single bed (suitable only for a 7-year-old child), a folding tiny table and a small bathroom with shower only (all equipment in the bathroom was of tiny size, a relatively tall person would have a problem). All furniture was old and worn and, what was awful, was a terrible smell, probably coming out of the bathroom. The room had no view at all, the old window looked out on a side of the building closed around (completely dark in morning also) and permeating all noises from there -- the worst being noise of water coming down from tubes, which kept me awake most of the night. There was no mini bar in the room, obviously because there was no space for that. The noises from the floor corridor were also heard perfectly loudly inside the room. The hotel claimed it is their single standard room, a "standard" that is astonishingly irrelevant to the 4-star level that they claim they have! If I had known, I would have booked another hotel or room for the rate of 170 euros that they charged. Their breakfast was Ok, not much variety but a little of everything. Their front desk service was quite poor with no clear or standard policy on charges -- I heard many people complaining, including most of my business group. I would never stay in that hotel again, I cannot believe it claims it is 4-star!